News across Flagler County

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Monday, September 28, 2026
The Bunnell City Commission meets, Charley Pride's Mississippi, the Rick Staly endorsements in local and state elections, Karl Ove Knausgaard on longing.

How AI Is Reshaping Newsrooms
Major news organizations deploy artificial intelligence through distinct strategies driven by financial models, institutional missions, and core operational values. Reuters prioritizes speed for financial markets. The BBC implements strict human oversight to protect public trust.…

Two Midterm Elections That Recast American Politics
Historical analysis of nineteenth-century midterm elections demonstrates profound political realignments as huge seat shifts in 1874 and 1894 altered national governance completely. Understanding these moments illuminates contemporary congressional battles and how voters…

How the Trump Administration’s Rhetoric Promotes Anti‑Transgender Views
President Donald Trump utilizes strategic public opportunities to spread anti-transgender rhetoric. Research demonstrates that official communications leverage specific emotional triggers, particularly disgust and paranoia, to fabricate existential threats. These deliberate…

Islamophobia and the 9/11 Lessons Unlearned
Twenty-five years after the 9/11 attacks, prominent officials and victim families displayed blatant Islamophobia by attempting to bar New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani from memorial ceremonies. The refusal to examine unbridled foreign violence, ethnic cleansing support, and…

Investigators Find Millions of Dollars Wasted in Trump Immigration Detention Dragnets
Government investigators released a report that found the Department of Homeland Security wasted more than $20 million in federal funding in its rapid expansion of immigration detention, including warehouse purchases strongly opposed in numerous U.S. communities.

Could AI Really Kill All Humans?
Artificial intelligence doomsday scenarios fail because they require physical access to weapons of mass destruction that software cannot achieve independently. Autonomous agents exhibit surprising behaviors in digital environments, yet critical infrastructure and biological…

Trump’s Desperation: Mulling Diesel Fuel Export Ban
Trump's war against Iran is driving diesel prices to record highs across America, increasing expenses for farming, trucking, public transit, and home heating. Lawmakers and Trump contemplate a diesel export ban seeking domestic price relief, but that carries substantial…

Vaccine Skeptics Turn Personal Freedom Narratives Into Bogus Arguments Against Medical Facts
Vaccine hesitancy spans 200 years of history, driven by complex social factors, historical distrust, and emotional narratives rather than a lack of scientific literacy. Skeptics frame vaccines as symbols of institutional overreach and threatened personal liberty. Public health…

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Tuesday, September 22, 2026
The Flagler County School Board has a pair of meetings, the Flagler County Affordable Housing Committee meets, the Flagler Beach Library Writers’ Group, bikers' odd gynecological poses.

Trump’s Press Bans Threaten Constitutional Rights Beyond Free Speech
Trump's impetuous bans on journalists from the White House implicate both First Amendment press freedoms and Fifth Amendment due process rights, requiring the government to provide notice and an opportunity to respond before revoking press credentials based on claims of false…

The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Monday, September 21, 2026
Yom Kippur, courts are closed, the East Flagler Mosquito Control District Board meets for a budget and monthly meeting, between life in prison and capital punishment.